Whether it's a bad hair day or an angry red spot, we all have times when we could do with a little compliment boost.

Luckily, the rise of social media has provided us with another way of validating ourselves when we're feeling low - by posting a selfie and unashamedly fishing for compliments.

This hilarious Bored Panda gallery exposes the desperate singletons who have hunted for compliments online, only to be shot down completely.

In most cases, the poster of the photo has described themselves as ugly or unappealing in an unsubtle attempt to win praise - but instead they received a swift and brutal backlash.

This woman, from the US West Coast, posted a photo of herself from middle school next to a photo of what she looks like now. She claimed that she was called ugly when she was at school. However, another person replied and said that nobody called her ugly at their school

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This conversation between two people took a hilarious turn after the first complimentary message was sent. The receiver responded by saying they weren't beautiful prompting the sender to label them ugly for not accepting a compliment

It is unclear where this man is posting from but his attempt to gain some sympathy backfired spectacularly. One woman said his face was unattractive while another person called him out on fishing for compliments. Another described the post as the 'worst Facebook status ever'

This accountant from South Africa had a rude awakening when he took to Twitter to see how some of his female followers felt about him. Creating a poll and asking if ladies had a crush on him, he was informed that 0% of his followers did

Perry decided to post a positive message on his Facebook account, declaring that there is 'no such thing as ugly'. A friend of his decided to respond and insist that she is in fact ugly, prompting Perry to reassure her

It is unclear where this Facebook user is posting from but she took to the social media site to describe herself as ugly despite 'so many guys' liking her. Another user, named Summer, had a brutal and hilarious response

Pammy took to Facebook to complain that she was getting 'so fat' despite weighing just 129 pounds. Unsurprisingly, one person was less than sympathetic and rather than assure Pammy she isn't fat, told her to just exercise

This boy took to Facebook to announce the tragic news that he has cancer and is now writing up a bucket list. Unsurprisingly, several people offer him their best wishes - until the boy's father responds and reveals his son is lying

This woman took to Facebook to proclaim that she was officially ugly. She was probably expecting some sympathy and encouragement from her followers but instead got this brutal response

This person framed their Facebook post as a way of proving a point. It caused plenty of discussion in their comments, with people saying that she was pretty - although she was quick to disagree with them

And Bailey seemed to have gotten just the reaction she was looking for from her friends after she claimed that she was f****** ugly on Facebook. Several people responded to her assuring her that she was beautiful and attractive